Chorley Borough Council
- Date 26 March 2024
- Sector Local government
- Decision(s) EIR 11.4: Upheld, EIR 12.5.e: Not upheld, EIR 13: Not upheld, EIR 5.1: Not upheld, EIR 5.2: Upheld
The complainant requested information from Chorley Borough Council (“the Council”) relating to the Strawberry Fields Digital Hub. The Council has disclosed some information within the scope of the request, but withheld other information under regulation 12(5)(e) (confidentiality of commercial information) and regulation 13 (personal data) of the EIR. In addition, the complainant is not satisfied that the Council has identified all of the information it holds within the scope of the request.
The Commissioner’s decision is that: on the balance of probabilities, the Council has now identified all of the information it holds within the scope of the request; the Council breached regulation 5(2) by failing to comply with the request in full within 20 working days; the Council breached regulation 11(4) by failing to provide an internal review within 40 working days; the Council is entitled to withhold the information it has withheld under regulation 12(5)(e) (confidentiality of commercial information) on this basis; the Council is entitled to withhold the information it has redacted from the information disclosed on the grounds that it is personal data under regulation 13 of the EIR.
The Commissioner does not require further steps.